Great Expectations

A butcher watching over his shop is surprised when a dog walks in. He shoos it away, but soon enough, the creature comes back. As the butcher walks towards it, he spots a note in its mouth, which reads: "Can I have 12 sausages and a leg of lamb, please?"

The dog has something else in its mouth. The butcher looks inside and, lo and behold, there is a RM10 note! He takes the money, puts the sausages and lamb in a bag, and places it in the dog's mouth. Quite impressed by now, he decides to close shop and tail the dog home.

The dog walks down the street and when it gets to a level crossing, it puts the bag down, jumps up and presses the button. Then it waits patiently, bag in mouth, for the lights to change. When the green light comes on, it walks across the road, with the butcher close behind.

The dog then comes to a bus stop, and stops to look at the timetable. It halts the bus by pulling its left leg up, and then hops on board, with the butcher following suit. The dog shows the conductor a ticket tied to its collar. It then sits beside the driver, and looks out throughout the ride. As the vehicle nears a bus stop, the creature stands up and starts wagging its tail.

Then, without waiting for the bus to stop, it jumps out and scampers to a house by the road. The dog opens the big iron door gate and makes for the front door.

Suddenly, it changes its mind and heads towards the garden. It goes to the window, beats its head on the pane several times, jumps off, then walks back to the front door, and sits down to wait.

The butcher watches as a big guy opens the door, and starts swearing at and kicking and punching the dog. Shocked, he runs to stop the guy.

"What in heaven's name are you doing? This dog is a genius. He could be on tv!"

To which the guy shouts: "You call that clever? This is the second time this week the stupid dog has forgotten his key!"

Sent to Starmag by Terence Wong